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JoeAmThe Accidental Occupation: Tubbataha Truths
Tubbataha Reef to be renamed “Knee Jerk Reef” Well, the Philippine press is at it again, stoking fuel into the fires of the old circulation register by whipping up a pile of angst about the recent American occupation of a Philippine reef. This is aided and abetted by the Filipino commie leftist pinkos who are … Continue reading
America and the Philippines: Not Ready for War
Preface This discussion is predicated on a worst-case scenario, not a prediction. It considers that China is aggressively pursuing expansion into resource rich areas. The Philippines is a resource rich area and militarily weak. Filipinos have a love/hate relationship with America, the security backstop if the Philippines is attacked. Wars start when nation A provokes … Continue reading
Of Emotion and Self Interest: Two Incidents
1,000 sq meters of reef destroyed One of the things I’ve learned is that Filipinos are emotional people and they have long memories. In terms of a prior blog, they store up a lot of “dissonance” from prior disagreeable moments and, given new cause, let anger rip. This can be seen in the emotional reaction … Continue reading
Why China is a Real Threat
Chinese mob attacks Japanese car At the end of 2012, JoeAm identified four institutions that are interested in undermining the development of a modern Philippines. Here is a status report: The Anti Blog Sites are best ignored as they dissolve in the acids of their bitter view of the Philippines and Filipinos. The positive developments … Continue reading
Post WWII: Shabby US Treatment of Philippines?
I’d like to thank Top Blogger Raissa Robles for provoking this blog with her comment: “Philippines was treated quite shabbily by the US after WW 2” This pertained to a complaint by another commenter about how the US favored Japan and did not do much for the Philippines. I asked Raissa “Do you know why?”but … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 